Lighthouse of Colonia - Uruguay

🇺🇾 ¡Bienvenidos a Uruguay!

Welcome to Uruguay!

This model was designed by Dany Sánchez.

This famous landmark of Uruguay is located on the Río de la Plata river in the old town of Colonia del Sacramento. This settlement is of great historical importance and its charm has been preserved, showing evidence of colonial Portuguese and Spanish architecture - the town's control switched back and forth between the two by force until it became permanently Spanish, and soon after, independent as Uruguayan.

The lighthouse itself was built in 1857 responding to the vessels' need for light when navigating the strong currents of the river and coming from the Atlantic. It is a unique lighthouse with a square base, because it is built on a repurposed tower from the Convent of San Francisco Xavier, which now lies in ruins at the lighthouse's foot. It is 26 meters tall and its light reaches 7,8 nautical miles. Visitors are allowed at the top to enjoy the views of the River and the Old Town (from Wikipedia).

MiniWorld 3D is happy to bring this historical model to life as a homage to all the people of Uruguay. This model was created from scratch by hand and brain in parametric software to ensure printability, using photographs and blueprints to create a beautiful and stylized version of your favorite landmarks.  Please give credit, it's all about spreading culture! 

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Printing Tips

Suggested parameters:

For better details, print slow, such as 15 or 20mm/s for outer perimeters.
Fine-tune retraction to avoid stringing.
Perimeters: 2
Top layers: 3
Infill: as low as 12%

No supports needed, this has been optimized to eliminate all overhangs.